Overview
Theopenstack server command group manages the full lifecycle of compute instances. Commands cover instance creation, power operations, resize, migration, console access, keypair management, and security group assignment.
Prerequisites
- CLI installed and authenticated — see CLI Setup
- Project membership with appropriate role (Member for user operations, Admin for host-level ops)
Instances
List and Inspect
Create
Power Operations
Resize and Migrate
Snapshots and Backups
Delete
Delete instance
Delete multiple instances
Keypairs
Flavors
Console Access
Server Groups (Anti-Affinity)
Common Options
Next Steps
Launch Instance Guide
Step-by-step walkthrough for launching your first instance
Block Storage CLI
Volume create, attach, and snapshot commands
